On 23 May 2015 at 14:06, Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas@gmail.com> wrote:
I would strongly suggest not to make such a version jump: 1. It is bad for marketing 3. It is awkward
Why? What is the reasoning behind those statements?
2. It confuses users
I actually see any confusion caused by the big change in version numbering as an opportunity, not a problem. It will lead to questions from our users "Why the big change? What is the difference from 13.2 and before?" and these are *exactly* the kind of questions we want to have our users ask, so we can answer them with very clear messages about the change to the Regular Release, how it will now be based on SLE Sources, how it'll be more stable, with a new schedule, with a new way of being built. I therefore think calling the next release openSUSE 42 or 42.1 is both very good for 'marketing' in general and our users specifically, it'll get their attention and we just need to make sure we also support this with clear, concise information about the nature of the Regular Releases in the future.
4. It blocks us from another major version decision in the future i.e. what will be the version when something similar happens: openSUSE 154.1?
Sure, why not? openSUSE version numbers have always been a work of meaningless fiction (eg. in the Old Model, numbers would change totally arbitrarily and have no meaning behind them at all openSUSE 12.3 -> 13.1 was not a 'major release', we could have called it openSUSE) As long as we clearly explain the logic and meaning (or lack thereof) behind the openSUSE version numbering scheme, I don't think we're limited in what we can do if an idea like this crops up again. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org